Tsvangirai, Morgan, 1952-

Date: 2008

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0006902

Description: Shows President Robert Mugabe arriving at the finishing line of the presidential 'race'. The lane on which he runs is clear but the lane next to him is lined with barbed-wire jumps and pools in which there are crocodiles and sharks. There are also Guns lined up alongside. Refers to the way Mugabe has made things so undemocratic and dangerous that the opposition contender for president, Morgan Tsvangirai, has pulled out of the race. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0006937

Description: Shows President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe being pronounced the winner of a boxing match for which he has no opponent and no audience. Refers to Mugabe winning the election in Zimbabwe in which he was the only contestant as his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew because of increased violence and because the election was a sham anyway. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0006025

Description: Caricature of Morgan Tsvangirai, Leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe. He is shown standing against a background of the Zimbabwe countryside beside a sign saying 'Welcome to Zimbabwe'. Tsvangirai is believed to be the winner of the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe but thus far, President Robert Mugabe refuses to give up power. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0007023

Description: Shows President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe wondering what other kind of election there can be, apart from a fear election. Text says 'won candidate' and is a play on the words 'won' and 'one', meaning that Mugabe won the election because there was only one candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai having decided to pull out rather than take part in such a farce and also to perhaps prevent violence escalating. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006965

Description: 'The Underzone' cartoon strip. Shows President Mugabe od Zimbabwe celebrating his 'win' in the 'election' of June 2008. He is surrounded by people swearing and calling him names like 'child killer, psycho, butcher, scumbag, murderer'. Refers to the undemocratic single candidate election from which his opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, withdrew. A play on the meanings of the word 'swearing' and 'sworn'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0006997

Description: Shows President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, reading a speech from a paper that is so long that an assistant has to hold the bulk of it. Mugabe says that having to make a victory speech is so unexpected that he has had limited time to prepare. In fact Mugabe was the only contender after his opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, dropped out for fear of adding to the violence expected during the election and Mugabe obviously had his speech well-prepared. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0006874

Description: Under a large heading 'Run-off election in Zimbabwe' one group of men carrying a banner saying 'Mugabe forever' shoot at another group carrying a sign saying 'opposition' who run off. One of Mugabe's group is triumphant that their strategy has made the opposition 'run off'. Refers to the single candidate run-off election that President Mugabe of Zimbabwe is intend should take place in spite of worldwide condemnation of his regime and the undemocratic nature of the election. His opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai, has withdrawn. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0003044

Description: Caricature of Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition party in Zimbabwe, with a bandage round his head and blood dripping from many wounds. Refers to his being beaten and tortured while in custody for leading a prayer meeting. Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, is allowing his country to drift into misery and despair. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0006977

Description: Shows President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe posting his vote in the recent election. The voting box has a huge hole torn in it and is riddled with bullets. Mugabe is saying that these are free, fair and above all transparent elections. Refers to the undemocratic and unconstitutional election held at the end of June 2008 in which Mugabe was the only candidate having caused the opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw for fear of increasing the violence. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0006002

Description: Shows President of beleaguered Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, standing at the door of a room in which voting papers are being scrutinised. He tells the workers that the key to rigging elections is to make the winning margin realistic and anyway he is not paying for a landslide. Refers to the Zimbabwe elections which took place in the last weekend of March 2008 and now several days later the outcome is still not clear. People are concerned that the delay means rigging but in fact the current news is that Mugabe's party has been trounced by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and that Morgan Tsvangirai has over the 50% required to make him president. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006027

Description: Shows President Mugabe of Zimbabwe standing in front of a cross with the name 'Zimbabwe' on it. Beneath the cross is a mountain of skulls and other debris. Robert Mugabe, looking extremely irritated, says 'It's all mine! You can't have it!!' Refers to Mugabe's refusal to hand over to Morgan Tsvangirai who has won the 2008 election or Mugabe's actually winning the election himself. In fact, currently, the results of the election are still not known although it is widely believed that Tzvangirai has won. Mugabe is refusing to allow the results to be made public. Cartoon drawn in case of Mugabe's winning or refusal to hand over in the case of his defeat. Alternative outcome at DCDL-0006026 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0006872

Description: A row of raised arms all voting 'yes' outvote the single arm raised for 'no'. Refers to the 'election' in Zimbabwe which President Mugabe is still determined should go ahead in spite of worldwide condemnation that it is undemocratic and in the face of having forced his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006026

Description: Shows President Mugabe of Zimbabwe standing in front of a cross with the name 'Zimbabwe' on it. Beneath the cross is a mountain of skulls and other debris. Robert Mugabe, looking extremely irritated, says 'All right! All right! You can have it!!' Refers to Mugabe's ungraceful acceptance that Morgan Tsvangirai has won the 2008 election. Cartoon drawn in case of Mugabe's defeat. Alternative outcome at DCDL-0006027 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0006042

Description: Shows President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, in a ship named 'Zimbabwe elections' which has become stuck on rocks in a rough sea. He regards the rigging as very convenient. Refers to Robert Mugabe's holding up the elections as he 'rigs' things. The election results have been stalled now for almost two weeks. It is believed that the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangurai, may have won an outright majority in the presidential election and the MDC, (the Movement for Democratic Change), has certainly won the parliamentary election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0006278

Description: Shows President Mugabe of Zimbabwe standing in an election office where he is shown by an assistant that he has lost the vote recount. Mugabe thinks to himself that he should have hired the people who rigged George Bush's election in 2000. Refers to the reluctance of Mugabe to hand over power to the opposition, the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) whose leader Morgan Tsvangirai, has claimed victory in the presidential vote. United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon warned of "a serious humanitarian crisis" in Zimbabwe. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0006821

Description: Shows President Mugabe of Zimbabwe sitting at his desk threatening to make Zimbabweans vote correctly if it's the last thing he does by ensuring that if they vote incorrectly it will be the last thing they ever do. On his desk is a skull, two vultures roost on the back of his chair and there are rats on the floor. Refers to the plight of Zimbabwe under the Mugabe regime. The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the election race because of the pointlessness and the mounting violence. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0006943

Description: Caricature of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. He is shown standing in a small canopied stage from which hang photographs of himself with severed heads dangling from them. In front of the stand are a soldier with a gun and a thug with a stick. There is also a large sign offering a plain sandwich at sale price for $4,910,000,000 which represents the out of control economy. Mugabe has been re-elected as president in a sham election at the end of June 2008 in which there were no other contestants since his opposition rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, made the decision to pull out as he believed that by doing so he might reduce some of the violence that would undoubtedly have occured if he had remained a contender. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).